Mission Statement JULY 15, 2012

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1 Mission Statement Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Community welcomes all searching for God while growing together in faith by God s grace through prayer, service and sharing S. Oneida Street w w w. n a t i v i JULY 15, 2012 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastoral Team Pastor Fr. John H. Harper Social Concerns Director Deacon Michael Schmidt Pastoral Associate Laurie Johnson Worship Director Wayne Efferson Green Bay, Wisconsin t y p a r i s h. c o Faith Formation Director Jamie Whalen m Faith Formation Coordinator Andrea Sabor Coordinator of Youth Ministry Peter Leitermann Parish Staff Faith Formation Secretary Charmaine Berchmans Office Assistant Danielle Berchmans Parish Secretaries Del Bloomquist & Rae Wetzel Housekeeper Mary Greene Volunteer Coordinator Deb Langenhuizen Accountant/IT Specialist Vicki Matuszak Business Administrator Paul Muhs Early Childhood Coordinator Heidi Stubb Maintenance Supervisor Mike Wightman Confirmation Facilitator Christine Wolf Parish Office Hours Phone Fax Monday-Friday 8 am-4 pm (920) (920) natscene@nativityparish.com Faith Formation Office Phone (920) Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday 9:00 am (Communion Prayer Service) Tuesday & Friday 9:00 am Wednesday 8:00 am Weekend Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am & 10:15 am Holy Day Eve 6:30 pm, Day 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 pm or by appointment. Eucharistic Adoration Mondays 9:30 am-3:00 pm

2 J ULY 15, 2012 PAGE 2 A Message From Fr. Jack hen I was ordained a priest, I received a plaque that W said, Priest of God, celebrate this Mass as though it was your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass. I ve always found that inspiring and challenging. Now, as we enter into the summer season, please remember that there is nothing more sacred than attending Mass, please appear and approach the Mass as though it could be the last time for us to gather and pray together. Make sure that clothing is modest and not objectionable in any way: strapless tops, beach wear and short shorts are just not appropriate for worship. PICNIC AND CAR RAFFLE The Nativity Parish picnic and car raffle was an overwhelming success. We have many people to thank for this wonderful achievement. Our thanks go to many members of Nativity Parish including: Father Jack for his support and encouragement and to the many parishioners who bought & sold raffle tickets. Deacon Mike and Gary Paul for directing the picnic and to the chairpersons who ran the concessions, games, raffles, auctions, bingo, and other events. Vicki and the office staff for their commitment and dedication to the picnic. Special thanks go to the community businesses that helped with the raffle. Bob LeMieux and his office staff for selling over $4000 of raffle tickets. Paul Janssen of Prestige Printing for his help with designing and printing the tickets and Dan Pamperin of Grand Central Stations who covered the cost of the tickets. The businesses that sold tickets and allowed us to post our advertisements. Thank you to everyone who made the picnic car raffle an overwhelming success. It was a joy and a pleasure to work with all of you. Sincerely, Dennis Krysiak and Bill Orgeman Co-Chairmen 2012 Nativity Picnic Car Raffle PARISH STEWARDSHIP July 7th & 8th, 2012 Sacrificial Offering... $9, Loose Offertory First Offering Auto Bank Withdrawal... 2, Total... $12, To meet our budget, we need an average of $16, each week. Vision and Spirit... $ Vision and Spirit YTD... $81, Maint. & Improvement... $ Our Bishop s Appeal Goal is $89, parishioners have donated $84, Amount needed to reach our goal $ 4, THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING OUR NATIVITY PICNIC A SUCCESS! To the Committee Chairpersons, because you cared enough to get involved: Joyce Bouche (secretary-publicity), Paula Crum (silent auction), Mary Sevcik (bakery), Jeremy & Bob Fass (beverages, water, beer & soda), Ron & Hattie Philippi (bingo) Tim Randall & Brian Luchs (booyah), Dennis Krysiak & Bill Orgeman (car raffle), Don LeBrun/Knights of Columbus (food stand), Gretchen Hayes (children's games), Larry Vanness (money), Robyn Caudell (popcorn), Karen Labine (puzzle raffle), Judy Schroeder (sister act Mass), Coldstone Creamery (ice cream), Tom Harrison (setup/tear down), Jerry Wyand (electrician), Gary Paul (Entertainment). All Nativity Staff Members and to all the Picnic Volunteers, a special thank you. The Picnic was a Fun and Enjoyable time for all. Directors: Dcn. Mike Schmidt & Gary Paul Don t forget to sign up for Online Giving. We are now offering an online option that compliments our offering envelope use. By signing up to give your weekly offertory and special collections online, you will help the parish more accurately forecast our finances and plan more strategically. Online Giving is a safe, secure and dependable means of income for the parish. To sign up go to or call Vicki at ext. 203 if you need more information. 2

3 F IFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 3 All Masses celebrated at Nativity of Our Lord Parish are for the living and deceased members of our parish. Up to five special intentions can be remembered at each Mass! Sunday, July 15, 8:30 Howard & Lorraine Vann 10:15 Aaron John Frase Allen L. Leemon Francy D Silva Mary Ann Borko Monday, July 16, 9:00 Communion Prayer Service Tuesday, July 17, 9:00 Dan & Helen Burns Wednesday, July 18, 9:00 John Sustman Tom & Ida Pamperin John Aulik & John Jr. 2:00 Members of the Parish (Woodside) Thursday, July 19, 9:00 Communion Prayer Service 2:00 Bob Runge (San Luis) Friday, July 20, 9:00 Flora Lees Saturday, July 21, 5:00 Flora Lees Art & Marie Paulsen & Family Sunday, July 22, 8:30 Audrey Miller Warren Fellinger Cip Ubalde 10:15 Members of Parish Lester & Marie Rosenthal Lorraine Hoslet 59th Wedding Anniversary of Bernard & Arlene Ebben Congratulations & Best Wishes to the Newlyweds Emily & Abayomi Animashaun SUN: 8:30 AM Songleader/Organist 10:15 AM Songleader/Organist 10:15 AM Baptism Mass-Church WED: 1:00 PM Elizabeth Ministry Workshop- Bona Hall 6:30 PM Taize Prayer-Chapel SAT: 5:00 PM Songleader/Organist SUN: 8:30 AM Songleader/Organist 10:15 AM Songleader/Organist Rest In Peace Please Keep the Family of Delores Schigur In Your Prayers. BAPTISMS: Parents may schedule their child s baptism after they have completed a two-part preparation program. Call the Parish Office at least 60 days before Baptism for interview and preparation session BAPTISM DATES: July 15th and August 19th. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK: (following 8:30 AM Mass See Dates Listed Below) This Sacrament is offered to anyone in need of Christ s healing touch. The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament for those who are in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. Think of friends and loved ones who may want to receive this sacrament and invite them to this Mass ANOINTING OF THE SICK DATES: July 29, September 30, December 30th. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Do you want to know more about the Catholic faith? Are you or someone you know interested in becoming baptized or confirmed as a Catholic? For more information about this process call Wayne Efferson ( , ext. 206) or natwe@nativityparish.com. CRISIS CENTER PREGNANCY HOTLINE

4 N ATIVITY OF OUR LORD PARISH GREEN BAY PAGE 4 GREEN BAY WEST SIDE PARISHES SUMMER RETREAT Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Mark your calendars! The Green Bay West Side Parishes are presenting their annual day-long summer retreat, Tuesday, July 31 at St. Norbert Abbey, 9 AM through 3 PM. Featured presenter Diann Wimmer, an experienced teacher of Sacred Liturgy, will lead presentations on Taize Prayer, the Labyrinth, and the Mass three forms of prayer. The cost is $30/person, including lunch at the Abbey. Registration deadline is July 25 (registration brochures are at all church entrances). Please contact Sr. Pat Clement, Green Bay Quad-Parishes, at ext. 125 with questions. WE NEED CHILDREN OR ADULTS WHO LIKE TO COLOR!! Nativity sends birthday cards and Baptism anniversary cards to parish children 4 and under. If you would like to help color these cards (with crayons), at home, please call Laurie Johnson, , ext ELIZABETH MINISTRY WORKSHOP Wednesday, July 18, 1:00-3:00 Please join us to help with the following projects: rubber stamping birth congratulations cards for new parents, assembling Baptism gift bags, coloring birthday and Baptism anniversary cards for our young children, etc. If you can help, please call Laurie Johnson at , ext. 209 PICNIC WRAP-UP MEETING Everyone is invited to attend the Picnic "Wrap-up" Meeting on Wednesday, August 1st, to hear how our 2012 Parish Picnic worked out. Bring any suggestions you may have for next year's picnic. $CRIP Summer means road trips! Keep your tank full with Express Gas or Kwik Trip cards. PDQ cards also available to keep your car looking great. Scrip is available in the narthex after all masses. Visit our dedicated volunteers and help reduce our parish debt! WE RE OUT LOOKING FOR $CRIP VOLUNTEERS! Would you like to sell $crip before and after the week-end Masses? Perhaps you had a change in your life & would like to help the parish (new to the area, new to the parish, retired from work, looking for something more to do to help the Parish. You can sell $crip the mass you attend. It is very easy and what a wonderful way to help Nativity Parish. Call Judy at for details. Please consider! JOIN THE FAITH FORMATION COMMISSION Are you interested in helping provide quality Faith Formation for children, youth, and adults? We invite you to become a member of the Commission for We seek adult parish members from a variety of demographics: for example, parents of preschoolers, those with grown children, single adults, or parents of middle or high schoolers. In short, we welcome anyone who would like to provide input and feedback on programs, help plan new offerings, and be a sounding board for the Faith Formation Staff. One and one-half hour meetings take place on the second Thursday of each month; one, two, and three-year terms are available. Contact Jamie Whalen, Director of Faith Formation, for more information. SUNDAY MORNING FAITH FORMATION FACILITATOR POSITION Nativity Faith Formation is seeking a part-time Facilitator to oversee Grade 1 and 2 Religion Education during the 10:15 AM Mass, September to April. This ministry would be limited to Sundays (approx. 3 hours/wk.) and occasional Faith Formation events at other times. Well-qualified applicants will have experience in teaching/supervising young children; can relate enthusiastically to children, families, and volunteers; and will possess good record-keeping/organizing skills. Applications may be sent to Jamie Whalen, Director of Faith Formation (natjw@nativityparish.com). CONFIRMATION PARENT/CANDIDATE ORIENTATION MEETING Choose One: Tuesday, August 7th, 6:30-7:30 PM, or Wednesday, August 8th, 6:30-7:30 PM Bona Hall With joy in the Holy Spirit, we invite incoming high school juniors to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation! We are grateful for, and depend upon, parent support during the process. At this meeting, you will be able to: register for Nativity Faith Formation (and for the Confirmation Program); receive information about the program and about choosing a sponsor; and take care of the Sacrament Fee ($10). Please contact Christine Wolf ( ; natcw@nativityparish) if you cannot attend. BACK TO SCHOOL STORE Nativity Parish is collecting for the Back to School Store during the month of July. The store is a one-day event held in a place like a department store, where elementary age children from lower income families can shop for new clothes, shoes, school supplies, backpacks, and grooming kits all for free. Some items we are collecting are 12-inch rulers, Fiskar s-type children s scissors, 24-count crayons, notebooks, pocket folders, glue sticks, #2 pencils, and boys and girls tops. For a complete list please see the display located in the Narthex. All items must be NEW! A collection box will be located in the Narthex for your convenience. Thank you for your support. 4

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6 J ULY 15, 2012 PAGE 6 PRESENTING THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND WINE Presenting the gifts at Mass is a special way to participate as we celebrate the Eucharist. Often the family who has requested the Mass Intention will bring up the gifts to the altar, but this is not always the case. Our Ushers are instructed to choose two people to do this act if no one informs them; they usually wait five minutes before the Mass begins. Since we have begun to accept up to five Mass Intentions for each Mass, the family who has requested the first Mass Intention will be given the opportunity to process to the altar with the Bread and Wine. If the first family does not wish to do this then the next family would be offered to do it; and so on. Simply notify an Usher 15 minutes before Mass begins that your family would like to present the gifts at Mass, or call Wayne Efferson ( , ext. 206) at the Parish Office during the week. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Mondays-9:30 AM 3:00 PM We are in need of more volunteers to sign up for a time-slot on Mondays when we make available The Blessed Sacrament. The sign up sheet is located at the rear of church next to the poster (Eucharistic Adoration). Also, as a reminder, whenever a national holiday is celebrated on a Monday i.e. Memorial Day and Labor Day, adoration will be suspended. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! We are very pleased to announce that The African Children s Choir will be hosted by our parish for the fourth time. This is a concert that you don t want to miss! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO ASSIST AT THE CONCERT! (see below) DO YOU LIKE FROZEN YOGURT??? Ashwaubenon School District s ASHCARES will receive part of the sales from Smart Cow Yogurt Bar (2321 S. Oneida St.) every Tuesday in June and July! These funds will help meet the basic needs of students in our area. Please consider visiting Smart Cow on Tuesdays to raise funds for children in Ashwaubenon. Our brothers and sisters at Woodside Lutheran and San Luis Manor Nursing Homes long to receive our Lord in the sacrament of Holy Communion. Bringing our Lord in the sacrament of Holy Communion to our brothers and sisters who are confined is a ministry that we need to strengthen and continue at Nativity Parish, especially Woodside Lutheran and San Luis Manor Nursing Homes. We are in desperate need of people to be trained for this is ministry for these Nursing Homes because our current ministers are ill or have been serving week after week for many years. Won t you consider looking into how you might serve our brothers and sisters who reside at one of these nursing homes? Please contact Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship, , natwe@nativityparish.com for more information. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK will take place on Sunday, July 29th following the 8:30 AM Mass (9:30 10:00 AM). This sacrament will be offered every fifth Sunday of the Month, following the 8:30 AM Mass (9:30 10:00 AM) unless otherwise indicated. The following are the future fifth Sundays in 2012: July 29th, September 30th, and December 30th. The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament that is offered to anyone in need of Christ s healing touch such as those who are in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. Think of friends and loved ones who may want to receive this sacrament and invite them to this Mass. Sunday, September 16, :00 PM Nativity of Our Lord Church WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER AT THE CONCERT? Now that we have all of our Host Families we can work on getting our volunteers to assist at the concert on Sunday, September 16 th There is a need for a variety of duties so if you can assist in any way please contact Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship at natwe@nativityparish.com or ext CHRISTMAS IN BRANSON THERE ARE ONLY FOUR SEATS LEFT ON THIS TOUR - HURRY SIGN UP NOW! Don t want to miss this wonderful Christmas Tour. This is a Nativity Parish Fundraiser and Bay Bus will donate $50.00 per person if you sign up at Nativity. 6 Day Tour - NOVEMBER 4 9, 2012 $ per Person (Double Occupancy) Includes: Lodging, Transportation, 3 Dinners and 4 Breakfasts, Branson Shows and St. Louis, Mo. Tours Deposit of $ due at time of reservations, Final payment due 60 days prior to departure. Trip insurance forms available in church office For questions call Vicki at Nativity ( ext. 203). HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!

7 F IFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 7 CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS!!! June 27th Jayne Moran... $ th Mike/Diane Vollmer...$ th Cynthia Reinl... $ th Don/Fay VanBeckum.$ th Gary Paul Jr.... $ th Terri Lafleur & John...$ th Carol White... $ th Abby Blue...$ st Lori/Curtis Kowaleski$ th Kim Messer.$ nd Elaine Statz... $ th Angela Behnke $ rd Blaney Funeral Home$ th Celeste Degeneffe...$25.00 Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing payment. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 15TH Sunday Am 7:12-15/Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13 Monday Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34 11:1 Tuesday Is 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Mt 11:28-30 Friday Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday Mi 2:1-5/Mt 12:14-21 Sunday Jer 23:1-6/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34 MAY BAPTISMS AT NATIVITY Please Welcome These Children Into Our Parish Family: Leda Allen, daughter of Elizabeth & Timothy Allen; Gabrielle Montague-Bullock, daughter of Elliott Bullock & Danielle Montague; Bryce Danielski, son of Keith & Aprille Danielski; Keira Foy, daughter of Joseph & Kristi Foy; Grant Huth, son of Adam & Kellie Huth; Branigan Kabacinski, daughter of Justin & Jolene Kabacinski; Carter Nicolaus, son of Eric & Jennifer Nicolaus; Braydon Olson, son of Christian & Jill Olson; Brynleigh Przybylski, daughter of Derek & Lacey Przybylski; Kallie Skenadore, daughter of Randall & Kristal Skenadore; Brynna Socha, daughter of Leonard & Rachel Socha; Ethan Waga, son of Eric & Kristin Waga; Landon Weber, son of Abram & Amber Weber. Lilah Wilke, daughter of Kyle & Kacie Wilke; Alexander Vande Hei, son of Craig & Tanya Vande Hei; Ellenore Younger, daughter of Alex & Anne Younger

8 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Nativity of Our Lord Church # South Oneida Street Green Bay, WI TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Danielle Berchmans Charmaine Berchmans SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 PRINTER HP Laserjet P1606 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION July 15, 2012 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Perforate page 3 please.